Considerations on skin physiology and skin aging from the biochemical point of view The external skin layer, called epidermis, is a dynamic system of continuously proliferating and differentiating activity. It mainly consists of keratinocytes, melanocytes and immunocompetent cells (Langerhans (...)
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A multitude of studies and papers have been compiled on the effects of frankincense (boswellia), its extracts and their different administration forms as e.g.: oral resp. per oral: capsules to swallow topical: lotions, creams and ointments rectal: suppositories and ointments The Indian frankincense (...)
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The present case series covered the following products of KOKO GmbH & Co. KG, Leichlingen (Germany): Boswellia nanoparticles for the care of the barrier disordered skin (20ml) as well as Novrithen® skin care cream for the dehydrated and irritated skin (50ml). The products were tested on voluntary (...)
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Care of barrier disordered skin Extract for the supporting care of hyperactive and barrier disordered skin. Composition Active agent complex of boswellia serrata extract (frankincense extract), phytosteroles and highly enriched phosphatidylcholine in aqueous nanoparticles dispersion. INCI Aqua, Olea (...)
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[IPL-activated boswellia-(frankincense-)Triterpenes] Boswellia nanoparticles (Boswellia Carteri, Boswellia sacra) Frankincense is a resin gained by incising the barks of desert trees of the species boswellia. Key growing areas of the boswellia trees are the Middle East specifically Oman, Yemen, (...)
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Frankincense (Boswellia) has become rather important in various cultures and religions: the resilience of the tree growing in the Asian and African semi deserts is legendary and the tribal knowledge on the mystic and healing powers of its resin fills entire libraries. Today's science still (...)
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Millions of vacationers deliberately expose themselves to excessive UV radiation. As a result, the risk of UV-related skin damage is rapidly increasing. Sun worshippers thus have to expect an increased risk for actinic keratoses (a carcinoma in situ). Most recent estimates prove that about 8 million (...)
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Millions of vacationers deliberately expose themselves to excessive UV radiation. As a result, the risk of UV-related skin damage is rapidly increasing. Sun worshippers thus have to expect an increased risk for actinic keratoses (a carcinoma in situ). Most recent estimates prove that about 8 million (...)
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Rosacea predominantly affects fair-skinned people and develops in adult age. Characteristic symptoms are erythema, changes of the superficial blood vessels and connective tissue as well as enlarged sebum follicles. Frequently there are also oedema and pustules to observe. In addition, there is a (...)
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There is only a smooth transition from problem skin to pathological skin conditions. Although it is not the job of professional cosmeticians to diagnose skin diseases, it is essential to know the borderlines. Otherwise there is a risk of getting into conflict with health legislation. Problem skin or (...)
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A substantial increase of inflammatory skin diseases such as neurodermatitis, psoriasis and actinic keratoses but also skin cancer has been observed worldwide. The serious barrier and cornification disorders involved can now be treated with frankincense, the lately discovered cosmetic agent. Most of (...)
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Skin care concept to support the preventive care The tendency to itchiness and inflammatory processes is a characteristic sign of the neurodermatitis prone skin. Hence it is rather important to select the appropriate active agent concentrates to support the preventive care as shown in the following (...)
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Medical drugs or cosmetics? Once the cosmetician realizes, that a skin condition demands more professional competency than she can provide in her institute, she recommends visiting a dermatologist. We compare pharmaceutical and cosmetic active agents. The grey area between pharmaceutical and (...)
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In the skin, the epidermal stem cells are responsible for the formation and regeneration of all the different cells in the epidermis. Since the skin progressively differentiates and regenerates, the epidermal stem cells are the most important skin cells in charge of the epidermal homeostasis, of the (...)
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Couperosis - a complicated cosmetic topic: quite a few questions regarding its origin and treatment are still waiting for an answer. Just like other problem skins also couperosis demands for a thoroughly balanced skin care. Particularly in the field of supporting prevention skin care plays a (...)
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The use of oils and extracts for basic skin care purposes already has a long tradition and still retains its relevance today. Frequently singular substances with defined effect can successfully be isolated, very often however this specific effect is closely related to the extract or respectively the (...)
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If you start out to renovate a building you should begin with the roof. In terms of the problem skin, first priority should be given to the skin barrier. Next step then is the renovation or in other words the recovery of the skin. Which active agents are appropriate in this case? The following (...)
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Overexposure to UV radiation causes serious long-term skin damage, premature skin aging and may even trigger skin cancer. Even if the infrared light of the sun seems harmless though, it may build up extremely high temperatures in the outermost skin layers and as a consequence also lead to premature (...)
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An unprecedented number of new oils and extracts is currently introduced into the cosmetic market. To provide some assistance here, Dr. Hans Lautenschlaeger presents an overview on promising substances and their effects. A multitude of new active agents of various origins has been adopted from the (...)
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Skin care concept to support the preventive care Every problem skin condition needs an individually adapted skin care. As the symptom of acne tarda is low-fat and dry skin, it is essential to apply more lipids in combination with anti-inflammatory active agents. Find out more details in the (...)
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Example of treatment procedure Men become more and more ambitious when it comes to their skin care. The video exemplarily shows how to care for the male skin with dermaviduals® products. Products showed on the video: Cleansing: Cleansing gel Face tonic Peeling: DMS Peeling cream Skin toning: (...)
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Applications in the beauty institute During adolescence teenagers increasingly pay attention to their outer appearance and frequently take a look in the mirror. Bad skin often becomes a problem. Acne, perspiration etc. wreck their nerves. What can be done when the skin goes haywire, particularly at (...)
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Nanodispersions appertain to the cosmeceuticals1. They can contain solid or liquid nanoparticles. Solid nanoparticles occur in a broad range of variants: Nanocrystals of nearly insoluble and high-melting organic substances such as boswellic acids (frankincense), phytosterols, ceramides, flavones and (...)
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Irritation - what exactly does it mean? In general the term is explained as an overreaction to an insignificant or even trivial incident. Now, what applies for the area of mental balance may also be extended to the skin. Skin irritations, their causes as well as their treatment will be discussed in (...)
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Lips and eyes communicate charisma and charm and that is the reason why particular attention is paid to their care. Since the characteristics of the lip area are inherently different from the other facial skin we also use specific care products. What are the ingredients and how do they work? If we (...)
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The ingredients of skin care products may cause inflammatory processes in the skin under certain conditions. On the other hand there are also cosmetic components which may effectively impede inflammatory processes. In the following survey the contrary ingredients are exemplarily compared with each (...)
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During adolescence teenagers increasingly pay attention to their outer appearance and frequently take a look in the mirror. Blemished skin often becomes a problem. Acne, perspiration etc. wreck their nerves. What can be done when the skin goes haywire, particularly at this time when everyone is (...)
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Rumors about the efficacy of the magic vitamin B12 and avocado oil cream were the subject of different ARD TV broadcasts like „Heilung unerwünscht on 19.10.09, 21:00, and „Hart aber fair on 21.10.09, 21:45 - 23:00 (Frank Plasberg) followed by broadcasts of other TV stations as e.g. Phoenix, however (...)
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They are a main component of natural essential oils - terpenes. The chemical compounds are primarily used as aromatic or flavoring substances in perfumes and cosmetics. Yet, they are also major intermediate products of the human metabolism. Terpenes are natural substances par excellence and provide (...)
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If we speak of anti-inflammatory active agents in the cosmetic field, we predominantly deal with a prevention of local irritations caused by contact with everyday substances, micro-organisms or by mechanical stress or micro lesions. Accordingly, it is not a matter of a therapeutic use of active (...)
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A radiant complexion is the beauty ideal per se. Light or dark spots are annoying and can be quite a nuisance if they are well-marked. The cosmetic sector offers a large variety of active agents to take remedial action. Skin pigmentation is a complicated process. Correspondingly, various endogenous (...)
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Cases of rosacea, couperose and perioral dermatitis are on the rise in the cosmetic practice - despite or possibly even because of a more intense skin care. Reliable statistical data are not yet available though. Causes of rosacea Disorders of the immune system caused by cathelicidin splitting (...)
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Water is an essential substance to maintain skin hydration and elasticity. However, there are also water-free products on the market. Why is that? When are they used and what are the benefits? It seems that water is indispensable. And yet - water does not only have positive effects but also a few (...)
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Quantum of sun - prevention & recovery of photodamaged skin A moderate amount of sunlight stimulates organism and mind in many ways. Sunlight in higher dosage causes premature skin aging and still more of it will induce photodamages. The tightrope walk now consists in benefitting from the positive (...)
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List of publications and patents A. Schieferecke, Beitrag der Hautpflege zum Inflammaging, Diskurs Dermatologie 2021 (6), 28-29 G. Lanzendörfer-Yu, Struktur der Haut und Anforderungen an die Hautpflege – Von der Vergangenheit in die Zukunft, Ästhetische Dermatologie (mdm) 2016 (8), 10-15 J. Kloss, (...)
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In moderate doses, sunlight stimulates our organism and psyche. In too high doses, UV radiation causes the skin to age prematurely and light damage to occur. Read below how these can be avoided or treated. Heat in low doses is beneficial, while high doses are harmful and cause burns. In the case of (...)
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Cancer treatments are very stressful for the psyche and body. The skin is also sometimes severely affected and causes problems for those affected. You can provide valuable help here with the right skin care before and after treatment. Cancer causes those affected to change their lifestyle completely (...)
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Enzymes are substances of very special kind. They are the brownies in the metabolism of live organisms as they compose or degrade the substances involved. They take care of almost every single chemical transformation, silently, ecologically and without leaving any waste products. They can also be (...)
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Based on the corneotherapeutic treatment founded by Prof. A. Kligman a detailed strategy against premature skin aging is discussed. Specific elements of this strategy are the preservation of the NMF (moisture balance, protection against radicals) as well as the barrier layers, the protection against (...)
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Cosmetics - medicine - wellness: an increasing number of intersections and overlappings can be noticed between these disciplines. Cosmetics is spreading its activities into the boundaries of medicine. The field of medical wellness fills the gap between medicine and wellness and often has its roots (...)
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To keep the skin smooth and free of wrinkles for as long as possible is the main objective of preventive skin care. Besides hydration and smoothing, skin elasticity is the other essential factor where all depends on. Based on selected examples the following article explains potential influences on (...)
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Our eyes are like business cards for our internal frame of mind. Sadness, happiness, curiosity and almost every personal feeling can be read in our eyes and hence is communicated to our fellow human beings. Reasons enough to pay special care to our eyes and the eye area. This will keep them in (...)
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Cancer therapies usually involve quite negative side effects and radiotherapy affects the skin in both ways: from the outside when it was used as a passageway for radiation and from the inside when the skin reacts to scattered radiation. How can skin care measures contribute to minimize the negative (...)
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Rather unpleasant phenomenon: unbearable itching combined with erythema. Whether it is an insect bite or nettle rash after the contact with certain plants, the urge to scratch is specifically unpleasant at night times, and in public it even implies poor hygienic conditions and parasites. (...)
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Dr. Lautenschläger: complete list of publications and patents H. Lautenschläger, Wirkstoffqualitäten – Von natürlich bis vegan, medical by Beauty Forum 2023 (6), 13-15H. Lautenschläger, Die Therapie begleiten, Kosmetik International, Top Medical 2023, 36-39H. Lautenschläger, Einfach leben, Beauty (...)
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Scleroderma - to put it simply - is a progressive hardening of the connective tissue. The causes have not been identified yet. The collagen fibers, among other things, are involved in the changes of the cutaneous connective tissue. Besides the sclerotising collagen also its excess formation has been (...)
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The use of lasers in the cosmetic and dermatological treatment has become increasingly popular in recent years. Experience has shown that preparative steps before the treatment and an adequate follow-up care are of vital importance in order to achieve optimal results. Therapy-accompanying skin care (...)
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Every problem skin requires a skin care which is optimally adapted to the individual patient, particularly during non-acute conditions or periods free of complaints. Preventive care may help reduce the stress for psoriasis- affected persons. Psoriasis belongs to the keratoses. Keratosis is the (...)
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Besides language and gestures also our eyes play a significant role in communication. Expressive eyes can be the decisive factor in determining sympathy and appeal. That is why the preventive cosmetic care of the eye area is of particular importance. The skin around the eye is extremely elastic, (...)
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Acids somehow have a spectacular image in skin care. They either have caustic effects in the true sense of the word or they are the magic cure for a beautiful skin per se. Bases, as their counterparts, only live a wallflower existence as neutralizers. Details and backgrounds are covered in the (...)
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Exceptions prove the rule: the vast majority of women will develop cellulite some time in their life. The treatment of the annoying indentations has grown into a profitable branch of business within cosmetics. There are lots of promises but reality frequently is different. The following overview (...)
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The daily work takes its toll on our hands - especially through contact with specific substances. And, the efficacy of hand creams varies a lot - it all depends on the particular formulation. There is a major difference whether the hands often get in contact with water in the course of daily work or (...)
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When customers undergo cancer treatment also the skin condition is affected. Problems and side effects of cancer therapies can be attenuated with an adequate skin care. Cancer strikes abruptly and forces the patient to change the familiar style of life, either completely or temporarily. This also (...)
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Itching skin or skin rash - who would think that the daily diet can trigger the symptoms? Not only the substances that get in contact with the skin but also orally ingested substances may cause skin reactions. What can be done? Whatever we ingest or fail to ingest - it has effects on our skin. Even (...)
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There may be regrets though that those characteristic faces furrowed with wrinkles and deep lines are less common today. However, media and commercials talk us into a concept of beauty that lays emphasis on smooth skin. What can you do to preserve the skin smooth and supple? Today, retouched (...)
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Besides the well-known sun burns, sunlight also can trigger very annoying light dermatoses. Food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetic ingredients are potential influencing factors. Sometimes even preventive measures and medicine are of little help, all the more important is an adequate skin care. Light (...)
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There are many ways to get rid of unwanted hair on various parts of the body. How does the skin react to the different techniques? What can be done to avoid or sooth irritations? Already in ancient times people used to remove their body hair. Nowadays as hygiene plays a significant part in our (...)
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Soft, smooth and glossy: healthy lips are quite attractive. That is why wax and pigment containing preparations and sticks have become an integral part of the cosmetic skin care routine. Some of the lip care preparations have hardly changed over time, which is quite amazing, while others have been (...)
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Adjuvant skin care plays a significant role in the context of aesthetic surgery. Adequately administered it helps accelerate the recovery process, discontinue pharmaceutical medication at an earlier stage and has a lasting positive effect on the surgery results. Professor Kligman's corneotherapy1 (...)
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Acne does not only appear during adolescence but can also be constant companion of adults. Cosmetic preparations can help in getting a grip on it. How does acne develop? Acne is caused by cornification disorders (keratoses) on the orifices of the sebaceous glands but also by sebaceous hyperplasia, (...)
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Perioral dermatitis is a common problem, but the solution is not easy to find. Associated irritations are rather persistent and definitely an ordeal for the persons affected but also for cosmeticians. Redness and an increased sensitivity of the skin around the mouth are symptoms for perioral (...)
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More and more beauty institutes use devices and equipment to optimize their skin care treatments. It also is a fact that most of the device-assisted techniques are inconceivable without the appropriate preparations. Just to start with an example: the ultrasound unit to stimulate microcirculation and (...)
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The ingredients of nanodispersions can partly replace pharmaceutical active agents - often with the same efficiency.1 Hence they are ideal base substances for cosmeceuticals.2 Nanodispersions, or in other words, liquids containing nano-sized particles are widely used for skin care purposes but also (...)
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Care of sensitive facial skin For facial care Composition contains vegetable oils, barrier protecting substances and azelaic acid, betulinic acid, Urea, frankincense extract, zinc salt and evening primrose oil on an ointment base free of water. The product penetrates very fast due to the content of (...)
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Customers who wear the medical face mask permanently during the day (saleswomen, nurses) have observed that irritations can be avoided if they apply Boswellia nanoparticles pure around the mouth area in the morning. Adelheid Schramm (...)
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